As in previous years, I have the honour to introduce the General Assembly’s annual draft resolution on Afghanistan. Let me say at the outset that Germany fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, which will be presented later by the British presidency of the European Union.
Our …
Let me begin by condemning in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist acts committed in Amman, and expressing our heartfelt
condolences to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and to the families of the victims.
We are grateful for the President’s decision to schedule this debate on Security Council …
First of all, I would like to express my full support for the statement presented by the British Ambassador on behalf of the presidency of the European Union.
For my country, the commemoration of the millions of victims of the Holocaust means remembering not only one of the darkest chapters in Euro…
Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election to the presidency of this historic sixtieth session of the General Assembly. I wish you every success. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the outgoing President for his dedicated work at the fifty-ninth session. I endorse the sta…
In the world of the twenty-first century, we are confronted almost daily with new risks and dangers. How can we avert conflicts about limited resources? How can we preserve the global ecosystem? How can we overcome the growing gap between rich and poor? How should we shape globalization? How do we e…
We need a United Nations that is capable of enforcing the might of the law and ending the practice of “might is right”. Let us not miss this chance. Attempts to weaken the United Nations have failed. That is good news.
We very much welcome the fact that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have …
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting, which is taking place at a crucial point for the people of Afghanistan.
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the United Kingdom as the presidency of the…
Mr. President, I would first of all like to thank you for giving us this opportunity to discuss the proposal of the group of four on Security Council reform and for providing the framework to advance this key aspect of overall United Nations reform. Numerous sponsors and supporters of our draft reso…
At the millennium General Assembly in 2000, when we all decided on the Millennium Development Goals, a representative of a Latin American country said in his statement, “How many times have you rich countries
made a commitment to make this world a fairer place and to fight global poverty? I have he…
Remembrance of the Second World War and of the unspeakable suffering that Germany brought upon its neighbours and, as a consequence, upon its own citizens, is a solemn duty for my country. Atonement has been a defining element of German identity ever since. Today, 60 years after the end of the war, …
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for giving us the opportunity to continue our exchange of views on all aspects of United Nations reform. We would also like to commend you for presenting us with a detailed timetable for our work on the four clusters, with the facilitat…
First, like other delegations, I would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee, Ambassador Muñoz, for his comprehensive briefing. His account of the last four months of the Committee’s work is quite impressive. His tireless interaction with Member States, international organizations, other Unite…
Mr. President, I would like to welcome you to the Chair. We feel very honoured by your presence, which shows your commitment to this cause. We thank you for giving the Council the opportunity to return to the very important issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I also wish to thank…
We express our sincere gratitude to Ambassador Motoc and his team for the able and forward-looking guidance of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). We thank him for this morning’s briefing, which we welcome as a further step in transparency and inclusiveness. Germany conside…
As in previous years, I again have the honour to introduce the annual General Assembly draft resolution on Afghanistan (A/59/L.44), under agenda items 27 and 39(d). Allow me to underscore from the outset that Germany fully aligns herself with the statement of the European Union, which will be presen…
I would like, first, to fully align my delegation with the statement just delivered by the representation of the Netherlands on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. I will therefore limit myself to a few comments.
We would like to thank Ambassador de La Sablière and the Secretariat for p…
My delegation would like to welcome your presence in the Chair, Mr. President. We pledge to you our full support during the month of December. We would also like to thank Ambassador Danforth for the able manner in which conducted the business of the Council last month.
The resolution we have just a…
My delegation would like to align itself with the statement by the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union to be delivered later today. We would also like to thank the Special Representative for his briefing, and we listened with interest to the statement of Mr. C…
First of all I would like to thank the Presidents of the two ad hoc Tribunals — the Honourable Judge Erik Møse and the Honourable Judge Theodor Meron — as well as the Chief Prosecutors of both tribunals, Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow and Ms. Carla Del Ponte, for their reports to the Council. I would als…
We greatly appreciate this opportunity to discuss Somalia with representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority on
Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU), and we are grateful for the very useful briefings that they gave us.
This is also an excellent opportunity to thank IGAD for its outst…
